BY T. HARVEY JOHNSTOX AND M. J. BANCROFT. 269 



I iijorviation collected at other farms at Eutnundi. 

 On January 24th, 1918, a farm owned by Messrs. 

 Le^\ns and Finch Avas visited. This is situated on the 



opposite side of tlie road from " Cudgeree."' There M'ere 

 about 40 head of milking cows which were dipped as a rule 

 every three weeks, but owing to continued heavy rain they 

 had not l)een treated for about four weeks, the result being 

 an extremel}' heavy infestation of the majority. In many 

 the escutcheon and parts of the udder were thickly covered 

 with ticks in all stages ; the fulhand half-engorged females 

 being of course the most conspicuotis. Two cows^ — a 

 Shorthorn strain and another of Holstein strain- — were 

 •exceptionally free from ticks while another red Shorthorn 

 was only lightly infested. One of ]Mr. HiiU's resistant 

 ■cows. Rhinca, had been running in this ])addock for 12 

 months and remained free from ticks. It might be 

 mentioned that about 200 fulh- matured female ticks were 

 removed in .a few minutes from some half-dozen cows in the 

 bails Avithout making any special search. 



On January 2oth, we a isited Mi-. Sneezbys farm. 

 The cattle had been dipped recently but one coaa- was 

 pointed out Avhich had never been dipped. A feAv mature 

 females were visible and several small ticks were found on 

 her. 



On January 25th, 1918, a yisit A\as made to Mr. Fred 

 Hull's farm "" Lonehand." The milking herd consisted 

 ■of about (SO coAvs, fiA'e of them being the ])roperty of Mr. 

 Munro Hull (ref en-ed to elscAvhere). Approximately 20 

 ■others sheAved tick resistance in a greater or less degree ; 

 these resistant animals ha\'e, hoAvcAer, usually been dipped 

 Avith the remainder of the herd. ]Mr. F. Hidl informed us 

 that he had found it necessarj' to dij) regularly during 1916 ; 

 in the following year ticks Ayere not so numerous on his 

 paddocks and he had not dipped his stock since May, 1917. 

 On January 26th a number of dry coAys and yearling 

 stock Avere dipped ; of the 30 odd animals so treated about 

 one half Avere only verA' lightlj- infested. A number of 

 olean yearlings were examined, also an exceptionally tick- 

 free coAy, Ubi. 



On February 5th the milking herd was dipped, with 

 the exceptioft of certain animals. Very few fully-matured 



